Will the full squad be ready for the start of the play-offs? | OneFootball

This Wednesday, the Águilas will be visiting Rayados in what will be the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2025.

After more than two weeks of inactivity due to the FIFA break and the ‘Play-in’, the tournament’s playoffs will finally begin, and the Águilas will have a very interesting opponent in front of them.

Rayados qualified for these playoffs by finishing fifth in the tournament with 31 points, just three less than the Águilas, but their biggest problem has been defense; of the eight qualified teams, they have conceded the most goals (29). In that regard, América performed much better, conceding only 18 goals.

That could be one of the keys for América: to find the defensive weakness of a team that scores a lot, but also concedes almost as many. If they manage this, it will be a great advantage to secure a ticket to the semifinals.

But we also have to point out that at home, Rayados is a very solid team, and in fact, they finished the regular phase undefeated at home, so the first leg will not be easy at all.

Full squad for this match?

Everything indicates that the Águilas will finally be able to have a full squad for this match, obviously not counting Dagoberto Espinoza, who is recovering from a ligament tear.

Players like Henry Martín and José Zúñiga, who were the most recent injuries, have already trained alongside the team and will be part of the club’s squad for the first leg.

Great news for André Jardine, who will finally be able to count on (almost) all the players in the squad, and what better time to have them ready than for the final phase of the Apertura 2025.

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